Wavy Hair Care

A wavy hair blog sharing tips and tricks for embracing naturally wavy hair.

Caring For Dry Wavy Hair

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Signs That Your Hair Is Dry

  • Lacks shine
  • Feels rough
  • Looks its best right after it dries from a shower, gets frizzier and duller as time goes on.
  • Is really long because the ends may get dry due to oil not traveling all the way down your hair.
  • Is frizzy (dry hair will be frizzy, but frizz can be caused by many other things as well! See my post on frizzy wavy hair for more info)
  • Your facial skin or skin in general is dry. While we don’t always think of our hair as just part of our skin, it is – and if your skin produces less oil your hair will be more dry.
  • Tangles a lot. Dry hair is just one of many causes of tangling, but it is one potential sign. Check out my post on wavy hair tangles for more info.

Dry wavy hair. How to tell if your wavy hair is dry, what causes dry wavy hair, how to prevent it, product and technique recommendations that will help hydrate, condition or moisturize your hair.

What Causes Dry Hair?

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Does Wavy Hair Need A Leave In Conditioner? A Cream?

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Does The Curly Girl Method Require A Leave-In Conditioner For Wavy Hair?

On my various curly girl method routine blog posts, I often get asked why I haven’t included a leave-in conditioner. Many people believe that the curly girl method requires a leave-in conditioner.

The Curly Girl Method does not require a leave-in conditioner for wavy-haired people.

The curly girl handbook encourages other curl types to leave some of their rinse-out conditioners in their hair (rather than using a store-bought leave-in conditioner) but it tells people with wavy hair to fully rinse the conditioner out.

Wavy hair and leave in conditioner. Should everyone with wavy hair use a leave in? Do you have to have one to comply with the curly girl method? What about curl creams? What are some leave in conditioners that aren't too heavy for wavy hair? How much should you use?

Why I Don’t Use a Leave-In Conditioner On My Wavy Hair

I very rarely use leave-in conditioners for wavy hair. For me, this isn’t because the curly girl method handbook says I don’t need to, as I don’t strictly follow the curly girl method.

My decision to skip over a leave-in conditioner came from experimenting with leave-in conditioners. Some leave-in conditioners leave my hair feeling greasy or weighed down. Others don’t leave my hair feeling bad or looking bad, but I just don’t see any obvious benefit from them, either.

Early on, I used a leave-in conditioner but when I’d skip using it, I either saw no difference or an improvement. The improvement would be a better cast, by the way. That’s why I quit using leave-in conditioners.

Why You May Want To Use A Leave-In Conditioner On Wavy Hair

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